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* Location: Offshore | * Location: Offshore | ||
* Production start: | * Production start: | ||
| − | * Partners: | + | * Partners: Inpex, Exxon |
* Type: Oil | * Type: Oil | ||
* Estimated Reserves: | * Estimated Reserves: | ||
| − | * Production Volume: Currently producing | + | * Production Volume: Currently producing a million barrels a day |
| − | + | === Description === | |
| − | * Located 84 Kms. north west of Abu Dhabi Islands , UZ field covers around 1,200 sq Kms of the Gulf marine areas. | + | * Located 84 Kms. north west of Abu Dhabi Islands , UZ field covers around 1,200 sq Kms of the Gulf marine areas. It is the second largest offshore oil field and the fourth largest oil field in the world. |
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* The field comprises four artificial islands with associated drilling and production facilities | * The field comprises four artificial islands with associated drilling and production facilities | ||
| − | * The | + | * The [[Zirku Oil Processing Plant]] at Zirku Island comprise three oil processing trains and one train on stand-by. |
| − | * | + | * An expansion project increased production capacity from 500 kbpd to 750 kbpd in 2015 |
| + | * An additional expasnion project is under way to increase production to 1m bpd by 2024 | ||
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| + | === Contractors === | ||
* **REL:** Construction of Upper Zakum Modules | * **REL:** Construction of Upper Zakum Modules | ||
* **ETPM:** Installation of Pipelines | * **ETPM:** Installation of Pipelines | ||
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* **McDermott:** Water Injection Capacity & Pressure Upgrade Project - Engineering, procurement, construction, installation | * **McDermott:** Water Injection Capacity & Pressure Upgrade Project - Engineering, procurement, construction, installation | ||
| − | + | ==== UZ 750 project ==== | |
* **Technip:** | * **Technip:** | ||
** front-end engineering design for process units on four artificial islands, including gas separation, gas lift compression, booster gas compression, as well as power generation, utilities, interconnecting pipelines and modification of existing facilities, | ** front-end engineering design for process units on four artificial islands, including gas separation, gas lift compression, booster gas compression, as well as power generation, utilities, interconnecting pipelines and modification of existing facilities, | ||
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* **TWMA:** design, commission and operate an advanced solids control and fluid recovery system for the artificial islands project | * **TWMA:** design, commission and operate an advanced solids control and fluid recovery system for the artificial islands project | ||
| − | + | === History === | |
* 1963 - Oil Discovered in Upper Zakum field | * 1963 - Oil Discovered in Upper Zakum field | ||
| + | * 1977 - Field development launched | ||
| + | * 1978 - Inpex became a partner | ||
| + | * 2006 - Exxon joined the development | ||
* 2008 - AMEC wins five-year offshore programme management consultancy contract | * 2008 - AMEC wins five-year offshore programme management consultancy contract | ||
* 2011 - Technip awarded FEED for UZ 750 project | * 2011 - Technip awarded FEED for UZ 750 project | ||
* 2014 - Technip awarded contract to replace pipelines | * 2014 - Technip awarded contract to replace pipelines | ||
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| + | === Geology | ||
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# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:4946 ADMA-OPCO selects Technip for Project Management Consultancy services for the Zakum field offshore Abu Dhabi] | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:4946 ADMA-OPCO selects Technip for Project Management Consultancy services for the Zakum field offshore Abu Dhabi] | ||
# [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:5982 Amec Foster Wheeler wins Upper Zakum Field contract extension] | # [http://killajoules.wikidot.com/blog:5982 Amec Foster Wheeler wins Upper Zakum Field contract extension] | ||
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| + | [[category:Field]] | ||
| + | [[category:UAE]] | ||
| + | [[category:ADNOC]] | ||
Revision as of 14:50, 14 February 2023
Summary Information
- Operator: ZADCO (ADNOC)
- Country: United Arab Emirates
- Location: Offshore
- Production start:
- Partners: Inpex, Exxon
- Type: Oil
- Estimated Reserves:
- Production Volume: Currently producing a million barrels a day
Description
- Located 84 Kms. north west of Abu Dhabi Islands , UZ field covers around 1,200 sq Kms of the Gulf marine areas. It is the second largest offshore oil field and the fourth largest oil field in the world.
- The field comprises four artificial islands with associated drilling and production facilities
- The Zirku Oil Processing Plant at Zirku Island comprise three oil processing trains and one train on stand-by.
- An expansion project increased production capacity from 500 kbpd to 750 kbpd in 2015
- An additional expasnion project is under way to increase production to 1m bpd by 2024
Contractors
- **REL:** Construction of Upper Zakum Modules
- **ETPM:** Installation of Pipelines
- **AMEC:** Engineering, consultancy and project management services extending from concept stage through front-end engineering design (FEED), design, construction and commissioning of several projects
- **McDermott:** Water Injection Capacity & Pressure Upgrade Project - Engineering, procurement, construction, installation
UZ 750 project
- **Technip:**
- front-end engineering design for process units on four artificial islands, including gas separation, gas lift compression, booster gas compression, as well as power generation, utilities, interconnecting pipelines and modification of existing facilities,
- procurement services for long lead items.
- **Foster Wheeler:** Availability and reliability study for the expansion of the Zirku oil processing facilities
- **TWMA:** design, commission and operate an advanced solids control and fluid recovery system for the artificial islands project
History
- 1963 - Oil Discovered in Upper Zakum field
- 1977 - Field development launched
- 1978 - Inpex became a partner
- 2006 - Exxon joined the development
- 2008 - AMEC wins five-year offshore programme management consultancy contract
- 2011 - Technip awarded FEED for UZ 750 project
- 2014 - Technip awarded contract to replace pipelines
=== Geology
Links
- ZADCO
- International Protective Coatings Platform References
- McDermott Platform References
- Serimax Pipeline References
- AMEC wins five-year offshore programme management consultancy contract, Abu Dhabi
- Technip awarded Offshore contract in the United Arab Emirates
- Foster Wheeler Awarded Availability and Reliability Study by ZADCO in the UAE
- Technip-NPCC consortium awarded important contract for the Upper Zakum field in Abu Dhabi
- Flagship project leads to Middle East growth for TWMA
- ADMA-OPCO selects Technip for Project Management Consultancy services for the Zakum field offshore Abu Dhabi
- Amec Foster Wheeler wins Upper Zakum Field contract extension
